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The QC, Vol. 93, No. 12 • November 30, 2006

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Quaker Campus
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Issue 12-Volume 93
QC@WHITTIER.EDU
Law
School
improves
Justin Velasco
QC News Editor
Administration at Whittier College and the Whittier Law School
remain hopeful that the Law School's
accreditation will go off probation
after receiving July's California Bar
Exam test scores that show an approximate 20 percent increase in the
Law School's passing rate.
The Law School, which was put
on a two year probation due to low bar
passage rates [See Quaker Campus:
Issue 3, Vol. 93], had a passing rate
of 59.33 percent, a "substantial" improvement from their last test scores,
which were at 40 percent, according
to Whittier College President Sharon
Herzberger.
With this new information,
Herzberger believes the Law School
will get off its two year probation
early. "The great improvement on
recent exams will be a significant
factor in ending our probation," she
said. "As the probationary period
expires, we expect to return to full
accreditation."
For the past five years, Associate Dean of Students and Graduate
Support and Director of the Institute
for Student and Graduate Support
Mario Maniero has been working on
improving programs that help Law
School graduates pass the bar exam.
Maniero believes that the increase
in attendance to these non-required
programs has contributed to the increased passing percentage.
According to Maniero, over
half of the student body is in these
programs. "I'm frankly delighted
by the results," he said. "I would
hope the law school and the college
would make every effort to continue
the programs." These summer and
full year programs consist of review
and practice exams. Maniero agrees
that the Law School should be off
probation early and believes that now
there is "no valid reason for the Law
School to be on probation."
The average passing rate for
the California Bar Exam is 51.8
percent, according to www.calbar.
gov. Maniero said that if the six
tier one schools, such as Stanford
see EXAMS, page 6
All Poet Revolution Party candidates
elected into Executive COR cabinet
Julia Kitlinski-Hong
QC News Asst. Editor
The 2007 Council of Representatives (COR) elections gained
momentum for the revived Poet
Revolution Party (PRP) as four
members of the group filled all
the Executive Cabinet positions
with a high voter turnout. Junior
Rev. Adam Steinbaugh was voted
in as President, sophomore Steve
Addezio as Vice President, junior
Tara O'Dea as Secretary and
sophomore Amanda Settlage as
Campus Relations Director.
PRP, whose common goal is to
stand for the interests ofthe entire
student body, has been officially
elected to COR since Sept. 29 as
Members At Large. Presidential
candidate junior Raye Thomas
and member of PRP said "I feel
that Adam will do a wonderful job
as president, I wish him the best
and I am really happy that I lost
see ELECTIONS, page 6
JUSTIN VELASCO/ QC NEWS EDITOR
(From left to right) Poet Revolution Party Members junior Rev. Adam Steinbaugh, sophomores
Steve Addezio and Amanda Settlage and juniorTara O'Dea sport their "Fearthe Poet Revolution"
t-shirts that they wore for publicity during their election campaign. They now fill the Council
of Representatives' executive cabinet after being elected into office on Friday, Nov. 17.
Professor of the
year goes to pAddy
Teresa Baranowski
QC Staff Writer
Associate Professor of English Language and Literature
dAvid pAddy was named the
California Professor of the Year
last month. The award recognizes dedication to undergraduate
teaching and scholarship.
pAddy was one of 45 winners selected from 43 states as
well as Guam and the District
of Columbia. The award was
given jointly by the Council
for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and
the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching. He
was selected by these two organizations after being nominated
last year by Dean of Faculty
Susan Gotsch and the Faculty
Personnel Committee (FPC) of
Whittier College. According to
pAddy, the applications process
was fairly extensive and had to be
completed relatively quickly. The
application included a resume
plus a two page personal statement that was a reflection of his
teaching philosophy.
As pAddy wrote for his
statemnet, "I am interested
in finding innovative ways to
capture students' interest and
enhance their learning, without
resorting, I hope, to a form of
edu-tainment aimed at a generation with ADHD. In part, I am
interested in the performative
aspect of teaching, in ways of
becoming the material. But this is
primarily because I am interested
in the interactive process that gets
students to take control of their
own learning. Ultimately, I want
to think of teaching as a risk-taking enterprise. Learning is a risky
business that should affect me as
see PaDDY, page 6
Calvert of KLS
dept. suspended
Justin Velasco
QC News Editor
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Leisure Science Sherry Calvert said she was suspended from all
faculty responsibilities for unknown
reasons and was denied proper due
process, according to a letter sent to the
Quaker Campus from Calvert.
Executive Assistant to the President Kristen Wiberg said on behalf
of Herzberger that she is unable to
respond to Calvert's statement because, "we are not able to respond to
any questions related to personnel matters." Dean of Faculty Susan Gotsch
andAssistantProfessorofKinesiology
and Leisure Science Trish VanOosbree
also declined to comment.
In the letter, Whittier College
President Sharon Herzberger entered
her office on Friday, Oct. 27, and told
Calvert to leave her office immediately. "She would not tell me what I
had allegedly done that resulted in her
decision and she wouldnottellmehow
the situation I was in, whatever it was,
would be resolved," Calvert wrote.
Calvert writes that as she read
articles in the Quaker Campus about
students' constitutional rights, she reflected on how her own constitutional
and civil rights had been violated. "The
current adrninistration does not appear
tobeconcemedaboutindividualrights
or consistency in following existing
college policy and procedure," Calvert
said. "I fear for colleagues and every
other member of the Whittier College
community given the concerns voiced
by students and my own situation."
Senior Katelyn Carmen was
Calvert's advisee. "She's a good professor, she's wants students to learn
and understand the material."
VanOosbree and Instructor Kate
Barlow have been taking over
Calvert's classes.
Calvert stated that by writing her
letter she willingly invites furtherpun-
see SUSPENDED, page 6
i
iimmm.
SPORTSFEST
Sitting down will never be the
same again.
Campus Life, Page 8
BEAVER CLASSIC
Basketball wins one and loses one
during Thanksgiving Classic.
Sports, Page 16

Quaker Campus
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Issue 12-Volume 93
QC@WHITTIER.EDU
Law
School
improves
Justin Velasco
QC News Editor
Administration at Whittier College and the Whittier Law School
remain hopeful that the Law School's
accreditation will go off probation
after receiving July's California Bar
Exam test scores that show an approximate 20 percent increase in the
Law School's passing rate.
The Law School, which was put
on a two year probation due to low bar
passage rates [See Quaker Campus:
Issue 3, Vol. 93], had a passing rate
of 59.33 percent, a "substantial" improvement from their last test scores,
which were at 40 percent, according
to Whittier College President Sharon
Herzberger.
With this new information,
Herzberger believes the Law School
will get off its two year probation
early. "The great improvement on
recent exams will be a significant
factor in ending our probation," she
said. "As the probationary period
expires, we expect to return to full
accreditation."
For the past five years, Associate Dean of Students and Graduate
Support and Director of the Institute
for Student and Graduate Support
Mario Maniero has been working on
improving programs that help Law
School graduates pass the bar exam.
Maniero believes that the increase
in attendance to these non-required
programs has contributed to the increased passing percentage.
According to Maniero, over
half of the student body is in these
programs. "I'm frankly delighted
by the results," he said. "I would
hope the law school and the college
would make every effort to continue
the programs." These summer and
full year programs consist of review
and practice exams. Maniero agrees
that the Law School should be off
probation early and believes that now
there is "no valid reason for the Law
School to be on probation."
The average passing rate for
the California Bar Exam is 51.8
percent, according to www.calbar.
gov. Maniero said that if the six
tier one schools, such as Stanford
see EXAMS, page 6
All Poet Revolution Party candidates
elected into Executive COR cabinet
Julia Kitlinski-Hong
QC News Asst. Editor
The 2007 Council of Representatives (COR) elections gained
momentum for the revived Poet
Revolution Party (PRP) as four
members of the group filled all
the Executive Cabinet positions
with a high voter turnout. Junior
Rev. Adam Steinbaugh was voted
in as President, sophomore Steve
Addezio as Vice President, junior
Tara O'Dea as Secretary and
sophomore Amanda Settlage as
Campus Relations Director.
PRP, whose common goal is to
stand for the interests ofthe entire
student body, has been officially
elected to COR since Sept. 29 as
Members At Large. Presidential
candidate junior Raye Thomas
and member of PRP said "I feel
that Adam will do a wonderful job
as president, I wish him the best
and I am really happy that I lost
see ELECTIONS, page 6
JUSTIN VELASCO/ QC NEWS EDITOR
(From left to right) Poet Revolution Party Members junior Rev. Adam Steinbaugh, sophomores
Steve Addezio and Amanda Settlage and juniorTara O'Dea sport their "Fearthe Poet Revolution"
t-shirts that they wore for publicity during their election campaign. They now fill the Council
of Representatives' executive cabinet after being elected into office on Friday, Nov. 17.
Professor of the
year goes to pAddy
Teresa Baranowski
QC Staff Writer
Associate Professor of English Language and Literature
dAvid pAddy was named the
California Professor of the Year
last month. The award recognizes dedication to undergraduate
teaching and scholarship.
pAddy was one of 45 winners selected from 43 states as
well as Guam and the District
of Columbia. The award was
given jointly by the Council
for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and
the Carnegie Foundation for the
Advancement of Teaching. He
was selected by these two organizations after being nominated
last year by Dean of Faculty
Susan Gotsch and the Faculty
Personnel Committee (FPC) of
Whittier College. According to
pAddy, the applications process
was fairly extensive and had to be
completed relatively quickly. The
application included a resume
plus a two page personal statement that was a reflection of his
teaching philosophy.
As pAddy wrote for his
statemnet, "I am interested
in finding innovative ways to
capture students' interest and
enhance their learning, without
resorting, I hope, to a form of
edu-tainment aimed at a generation with ADHD. In part, I am
interested in the performative
aspect of teaching, in ways of
becoming the material. But this is
primarily because I am interested
in the interactive process that gets
students to take control of their
own learning. Ultimately, I want
to think of teaching as a risk-taking enterprise. Learning is a risky
business that should affect me as
see PaDDY, page 6
Calvert of KLS
dept. suspended
Justin Velasco
QC News Editor
Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Leisure Science Sherry Calvert said she was suspended from all
faculty responsibilities for unknown
reasons and was denied proper due
process, according to a letter sent to the
Quaker Campus from Calvert.
Executive Assistant to the President Kristen Wiberg said on behalf
of Herzberger that she is unable to
respond to Calvert's statement because, "we are not able to respond to
any questions related to personnel matters." Dean of Faculty Susan Gotsch
andAssistantProfessorofKinesiology
and Leisure Science Trish VanOosbree
also declined to comment.
In the letter, Whittier College
President Sharon Herzberger entered
her office on Friday, Oct. 27, and told
Calvert to leave her office immediately. "She would not tell me what I
had allegedly done that resulted in her
decision and she wouldnottellmehow
the situation I was in, whatever it was,
would be resolved," Calvert wrote.
Calvert writes that as she read
articles in the Quaker Campus about
students' constitutional rights, she reflected on how her own constitutional
and civil rights had been violated. "The
current adrninistration does not appear
tobeconcemedaboutindividualrights
or consistency in following existing
college policy and procedure," Calvert
said. "I fear for colleagues and every
other member of the Whittier College
community given the concerns voiced
by students and my own situation."
Senior Katelyn Carmen was
Calvert's advisee. "She's a good professor, she's wants students to learn
and understand the material."
VanOosbree and Instructor Kate
Barlow have been taking over
Calvert's classes.
Calvert stated that by writing her
letter she willingly invites furtherpun-
see SUSPENDED, page 6
i
iimmm.
SPORTSFEST
Sitting down will never be the
same again.
Campus Life, Page 8
BEAVER CLASSIC
Basketball wins one and loses one
during Thanksgiving Classic.
Sports, Page 16